Hat-sizing machine.



PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

W. H. LYONS.

HAT SIZING MACHINE.

APPLICATION rn-nn JULY 24. 1905.

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No. 813,656. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906. W. H. LYONS.

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WILLIAM H. LYONS, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

HAT-SIZING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed July 24, 1905. Serial No. 270,958.

To all whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that LYWILLIAM H. LYONS, a citizen of the United States,residin at West Orange, in the county of Essex an State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-SizingMachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention arerto secure a more perfect sizing of thehat, to reduce the croze marks and other similar imperfections incidentto the use of the machines having rolls, to avoid the loss resultingfrom the production of knockdown hats because of such imperfections, andto secure other advantagesand results, some of which may be referred tohereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved hat-sizing machine and in thearrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially aswill be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses ofthe claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like figures ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hat-sizing machine. Fig. 2is a sectional view of the same, taken at line m, Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section taken at line y, Fig. 2.

In said drawings, 4 indicates a frame which forms a bed or support for atank 5, disposed at the front thereof, and for the various working partshereinafter described. Said tank 5 contains a coil of steam-pipes, (notshown,) such as is commonly employed in connection with hat-sizingmachines; At the front of said tank is a board or plank 6, on which thefelt is rolled up preliminary to being inserted in the machine andafterward unrolled and again rolled by the operator from time to time asthe hat-sizing operation progresses.

Back of the tank 5 and a little above the same is formed a horizontal orslightly-inclined rubbing-board 7, which is supported lags 8, over whichthe roll of felt forming the hat-body is reciprocated by a cooperatingreciprocatory rubbing-board 9, which is substantially parallel with thefirst said board. The last said rubbing-board is suspended at itsopposite ends by means of parallel connecting-rods 10 10, with anangular supporting-frame 11,which latter is pivoted, as at 12, to therear of the bed 4 and extends upward from its hinge pin or pivot andprojects forward to receive the suspensory connectingrod 10.. The saidconnecting-rods 10 are pivoted at their lower ends, as at 121 121, tothe upper rubbing-board 9,. the pivotal connections being disposed onepair near the front of the said upper rubbing-board and the other pairat the rear part of said board, the said rods holding the said upperrubbingboard approximately parallel with the lower rubbing-board, andbecause of the front rods being of substantially equal length to therear rods the said upper board maintains its parallel relation with thelower board as it moves backward and forward, as hereinafter described.The said upper rubbing-board 9 is'provided on the under side with lagsor projections 13, corresponding with the lags or projections formedonthe upper side of the lower rubbing-board.

While the movement of the upper board is approximately in lines parallelwith the plane of the lower rubbing-board, I prefer to make theconnecting-rods 1O slightly longer at the front or at the rear of theupper rubbingboard than those at or near the opposite edge of saidboard, which gives to the upper board a tilting movement. This inpractice serves to prevent the roll of hats undergoing the sizingoperation from working out from between the said board.

The reciprocatory action of the upper rubbing-board 9 is effectedpreferably bymeans of a pair of eccentric or crank wheels 14 andconnecting-rods 15, which latter extend from said crank-wheels to theopposite ends of the said reciprocating upper rubbing-board, the saidconnecting-rods being pivoted both to the crank-wheel and therubbing-board, the pivotal connections being central between theopposite longitudinal edges of the said board at 16. Power is appliedfor operating the crank-wheels in any suitable manner.

To open up the upper board from the lower to permit insertion of theroll of hats between on the said frame 4 in any, suitable manner, or theremoval of the said roll from between the said rubbing-board beingprovided with 1 said rubbing-boards, I have provided a foot IIO lever ortreadle 17, which is fulcrumed at 18 and is pivotally connected at itsrear end with a connecting-rod 19, which extends to and is pivoted onthe upper part of the pivotal frame 11, so as to throw said frame upwardand rearward, as will beiunderstood.

To limit the downward movement of th upper rubbing-board and to regulateand control the pressure of said upper rubbingboard upon the roll ofhats lying thereunder, I have provided a limiting-screw 20, adapted tobe turned by hand or tool, so as to engage the pedal 17 or someconnection thereof, and thus prevent said downward movement.

It is obvious that the construction above detailed may be modifiedwithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In ahat-sizing machine, the combination of a tank, a rubbing-board outsideof said tank, a second rubbing-board parallel with the first saidrubbing-board and above the same, a suspensory frame having an extensionabove said rubbing-boards, parallel rods connecting the secondrubbing-board to said suspensory frame, and means for recip rocating theupper rubbing-board, substantially as set forth.

2. In a hat-sizing machine, the combination of a tank, a rubbing-boardrearward of said tank and above the same, a second rubbing-board abovethe first said rubbing-board, a pivoted suspensory frame, rodsconnecting the second rubbing-board to said frame, means forreciprocating the second rubbingboard, and a pedal for raising thesecond rubbing-board with its suspensory frame from the first,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with the bed, having pivotal bearings near the backthereof, and a frame extending upward from the said pivotal bearings andhaving at the top thereof,

a forwardlyrojecting suspensory extension, ro'ds pivoted upon the saidforward extension, a rubbing-board carried by said rods, and a lowerrubbing-board seated beneath the upper rubbing-board upon the bed, aneccentric or crank wheel, and connections of said crank-wheel with theupper rubbingboard. l

4. The combination with the bed, having pivotal bearings near the backthereof, and a frame extending upward from said pivotal bearings andhaving at the top thereof, a forwardly-projecting suspensory extension,rods pivoted upon the said forward extension, a rubbing-board carried bysaid rods, and a lower rubbing-board seated beneath the upperrubbing-board upon the bed, an eccentric or crank wheel, and connectionsof said crankwheel with the upper rubbing-board, a screw limiting adownward movement of the upper rubbing-board, and a pedal andconnections of said pedal with the pivoted frame.

5. The improved hat-sizing machine herein'described, comprising a bedhaving a tank at the front, and back of, and alittle above said tank,having an approximately horizontal rubbing-board, a frame pivoted at therear of said bed and extending upwardly and forwardly therefrom, a pedaland a rod connecting said pedal with the forward extension of saidframe, a reciprocating rubbing-board and suspensory rods for the same, acrankwheel and connecting-rod of said wheel and reciprocatingrubbing-board, substantially as set forth. I

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of July, 1905.

WILLIAM H. LYONS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, M. V. DOYLE.

